I didn't drink anything this year. I never throw up from drinking but I started drinking so often that I couldn't sleep without having some whiskey and whenever I went out I would drink so much that I had to be carried home by friends and once by an 11 years old child who took me home because I was trying to break up a fight between two guys who were twice as big as me... I always have fun when I'm very drunk because I'm the kind of drunk guy who loves everyone. But it feels good to be able to go out with friends without going to a girl you barely know and tell her you want to make love to her and sell her to slavery on a rice field after (that did actually happen)


i really don't like the taste of alcohol and i just HATE how you feel the morning after but i'm also shy as hell so it helps me a lot when i go out at night, so i understand what you mean! feeling so relaxed and just by drinking a couple glasses is so tempting but at the same time i feel like i should learn to be just as comfortable but sober lmao.. like the other day i tried going out sober and lord.. it was fucking boring


Dang. Drinking sounds like such a chore. Welp. It's a good thing I don't plan on drinking when I get old enough.


Okay now I really want to drink with her


Because of my unnatural height of a Korean, whenever I go to a restaurant, they slam beer at my face and say some Korean that I understand, I just forgot what they say. I obviously reject the alcohol, because I am not old enough to drink, but my dad lets me have a few sips a month or so. I like wine the best, but I only get a sip.


I really don't like drinking, drinking every day would be something I say "Oh my God I can't do that!" (I am like a old person haha.) But the main reason I can't drink is when I do I get a hangover after an hour so I don't have fun that much drinking :(


PLEASE DO RAINBOW POISON THAT WOULD BE LOVELY


where i come from wine is like water so for me drinking a wine to dinner is no big deal. everyone there drinks alcohol every day but don't get drunk. my grandpa used to drink one hole bottle of wine ever day for many years. but i have a system i want to offer you guys :)

for beer and wine: 2 glasses a night max. and only on 5 days of the week.
for stronger drinks: for each day drinking 2 days off and only repeatable once means -> 2 days drinking 4 days off and you can't get around those four days (not even with wine or beer)

guess that works :D but still guys you gotta know your limits :^) most people throw up just once as teenager and know their limit forever (i hope you guys do too)


I would, but my 21st birthday is on the 21st soooo...I can't do that 😂😂😂


In Belgium we have a national sober-month to battle alcoholism and drunk-culture called Tournée Minerale


Personally I have just been drinking for a bit more then half a year and, yeah I think it's fun ^^ I have quickly found my limit and sticks too it, and bascilly have just a lot of fun drinking^^ except one time... when it went bad xD but except for that time then the other 7 times i just have fun ^^


in portugal drinking wine and beer are such normal day-to-day things that people don't say "let's get some coffe" they say "let's get a beer"


My friend drinks a Gatorade and takes two Motrin before he goes to bed if he's drunk. He says it's the hangover cure.


Tbh I was also thinking of doing a trial sober period but it's just because I make bad decisions when I'm drunk and I wake up cringing. Being very very drunk is NOT a good feeling. So for this year I'm aiming to take the approach of smoking a little bit more, and drinking much less. Idk if that's healthier but I always make better decisions high than drunk.

@naightz1 that's my logic. And realistically I only smoke twice a week or so

Well, unless you smoke heavily every day, its pretty common knowledge that cannabis in indeed a healthier alternative. I mean smoking heavy every day vs. going out in the weekend and having a drink, yeah probably damaging your lungs more than alcohol damages your liver, but smoking once in a while vs drinking once in a while then cannabis is healthier


I still pretty young and only at the beginning of discovering alcohol i think. but what i already and unfortunately realized is that if there's free alcohol I'm probably going to be drunk pretty fast and probably going to make out with someone which is still not that bad, but i like how dodie put it, i want to maintain this perfect kind of drunk where I'm happy and outgoing and spontaneous and fun and my drunk brain thinks that doing shots or having another drink will achieve that when most of the time this isn't the case and then I'm in the drunk stage where i make mistakes that i don't want to make and that i regret afterwards and that's the stage my sober self is very afraid of but my drunk self doesn't care at all!

just wanted to get this written down, it's actually pretty therapeutic even if nobody is going to read iy


OH yea.... the first time i got drunk (10+shots)- wasnt feeling drunk or tipsy. until i blacked out and threw up - never heard the end of that story...  gladly i have got better


I don't drink in general. Sometime I might a have a cider at home, but I never drink in a social setting. Mostly that's because most of my friends were still underage for a while and I was the only driver (P platers can't drink at all) but I haven't grown up with the idea that fun=alcohol. It's unnecessary, really.


as a person who's never been into drinking/never drank as a teen/doesn't drink as an adult (just because i don't like the taste of alcohol and i don't like being drunk), i think uk culture is HEAVILY dependent on drinking. even now at 20, i still get the "why don't you drink"/"do you not want to have fun"/"you must be boring"/"what's wrong with you". like people's immediate response it to assume that i must've had a traumatic experience with alcohol to stay away from it, or to think i'm like a massive puritan and therefore boring af. like, i just don't like it?????? it tastes bad?????????? it's really expensive?????????????????? but yeah mostly it doesn't matter because my friends aren't jerks but i still get made to feel like there's something wrong with me for not drinking alcohol.


Why are they all so handsome at 3am and when drunk


I've tried alcohol since I was 15 but never dare to drink too much bc half of my family members are heavy drinkers so when it gets too much it looks so bad and I hate seeing vomits yea yea I sound kinda childish for saying this but it's just how I feel about it. And I don't even like the thought of seeing myself in a complete hangover.


I LOVE alcohol I LOVE getting drunk but I drink very very rarely so not a problem for me


i agree about the derealization and alcohol thing.


In Bulgaria we glorify drinking without becoming intoxicated (or at least alcohol having little to no effect on you and your behaviour). That is not really possible, in my experience, but we still pretend that it is and if you just drink a lot and behave sober you're fine, you're good, you're a god. there isn't much of a culture around drinking for the intoxication. older people drink out of custom, my dad would pour himself a shot of raki every night but not more than that and I've never seen him drunk ever. When I get wasted it's usually a deliberate decision to have more fun than provided with (for example if I'm at a boring party) but acting out that I'm drunk has always been slightly looked down upon because "everyone is drinking a lot but nobody is as drunk as you are" even though we all know we get mortal after half a bottle of whiskey each.
but yeah, that's that
wish you luck with sobriety this month, I personally quit smoking two months ago and suddenly I want to smoke again but we can abstain together ^^


I stopped drinking a year ago, it doesn't do anything for me and makes me ache the next day. extreme hangovers suck, and I now get them after 2 drinks. fuck that lol


First time in London I was so hungry and tired and I got a beer at a pub before eating and wham bam I was quite tipsy


I don't know why everyone is so scared of alcohol. If you drink responsibly, you will have one hell of a good time. Just depends on what kind of person you are and how you treat your own boundaries.


lol late to the party but heres some things
- drinking is a big thing in australia. my grandad has had a beer every afternoon for years and my dad definitely has a few on his days off.
- underage drinking is also alarmingly common yikes
- at 17 i have never had alcohol before. probs a good thing bc im underage lol. i think im scared of being out of control of my thoughts and actions. also scared for my liver
- im very excited for schoolies though. in australia we have a week after we graduate high school at the end of the year to basically get drunk and sleep with people, but my friends and i are going to a nearby island the week after schoolies so it will hopefully just be full of nice old people there for christmas. ill probably get drunk but im not worried bc i trust my friends and we will have a 4:1 drunk to sober ppl ratio. 2 of us will be 18 and one of them will have their parents on the island so i will feel v safe :)

o yea lol i think im scared of drinking bc i hate vomit so much. i havent vomited in like 5 years but i would do anything to avoid it


i love drinking , slurping yourself with good friends who shove water down your throat


I’m 13, I wouldn’t understand dependence on alcohol.


I love drinking. ... ... wodka get me going the whole night without a hangover


I live in the US and have never had a sip of alchohol... because I'm 14.


My alcohol limit is like March Madness...one and done.


I don't get it. My family used to ask me to try alcohol as I grew up like champagne on Christmas, just a sip and I always thought it was disgusting and passed it off as just being young but I'm 14 and still find alcohol disgusting, will I ever like it?


Like, I wanna drink, cause it's fun and stuff, but I just don't feel accepted by my friends if I go out drinking. They are all sober (which is totally fine of course) but I just hate the way they feel about me drinking. Like they've never said directly that they don't want me to drink but I can just feel what they think of me when I have a drink and it's just annoying. Does anyone else have the same problem?


I thought she was like, 17 or something? She looks super young is she old enough to drink legally? just curious


i don't know why, but i can never get drunk.<br>i can drink so mcuh, but not get drunk :/

i don't know why, but i can never get drunk.
i can drink so mcuh, but not get drunk :/


i don't drink alcohol,  never have tried it because
1. i see no point of it or the hype around it
2. i am the friend that takes care of friends when they're low on inhibitions
3. i don't think i would like to loose control of my mind or get high and drink away for fun or to hide from my problems


also remember beer before liquor you're getting sicker, liquor before beer youre in the clear! be careful! if you're drinking beer first then stick to that and only that for the rest of the night!


When you do anything for the buzz then you're addicted. Just strengthen your will and you can withstand alcohol.


I've never been drunk before but I've seen drunk people and they are pretty funny
I've also seen stoned people who are also,
pretty funny o vo


I am the same tbh i just get smashed for no reason and then my body reminds me how much i drank 👌👌


My mother is a raging alcoholic and apparently drug abuser. She ruined our family and my senior year by drinking so I would never in a million years even take a sip of alcohol.<br>Also, I've heard it tastes like shit, so. Haha.

My mother is a raging alcoholic and apparently drug abuser. She ruined our family and my senior year by drinking so I would never in a million years even take a sip of alcohol.
Also, I've heard it tastes like shit, so. Haha.


Only thing I would add is have a small snack at night when you're home so your tummy is lined while your body works off the alcohol


I don't drink but I do know someone who does and this sounds like it will be hard


I've never drunk and I don't think I will, it just seems so ridiculous.


Screw health. How the hell can you afford drinking every evening while living in London. I swear this city consumes not only wallets but souls D:


last time I got drunk I passed out,and I had alcohol poisoning.I didn't remember anything from  the night.I confessed my love to someone.Embarrassment.And apparently me as a underweight girl drank 70cl vodka straight out the bottle.I scared my close friends and friends.One of my close friends had to shove her hand down my throat so I would throw up.I lost control of myself that night,im actually a cautious person.I ain't drinking sht again.


anyone else notice that essex dodie accent is extremely prominent when very drunk


I'm scared of alchol. that sounds pathetic but if someone as so much as gets out a bottle of alchol in front of me,I have to get away from the situation. I hate what alchol does to people,I hate the taste,I hate the smell. I hate it


Hey, can you please do an update on this? :)

Frederika Adamčíkova Well, this was like. Two years ago...? and she only did it for february


‘Anymore then three are L E T H A L’ <b>flashbacks to first I got drunk and had 7 jelly shots</b>

‘Anymore then three are L E T H A L’ *flashbacks to first I got drunk and had 7 jelly shots*


dodie's audience is usually so kind- what's with the comments on this video?? jeez. empathy, guys.


This shit sounds rough. Best of luck with vedif and noaif (no alcohol everyday in February)!


apparently britain has the worst drinking culture in the world. from what ive experienced fron living here and living in Spain, id pretty much agree


I got perfect drunk last night ugh it was the best


DODIE YOUR HIGHLIGHT IS POPPIN also ily babe


Ugh jesus christ you're so pretty. EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE MAKEUP YOU ARE PRETTY. WHY CAN'T I BE LIKE THAT UGH


can we have rainbow poison? that sounds super interesting!! 😲😲😲


That highlight tho. Do*die you look fabulous


my country has one of the worst teenage binge drinking in the world. I don't drink cause it all tastes the same and it's not very nice.  I am underage. This is acceptable for me to not want to drink. Sometimes my parents will offer me a small glass of wine or cider that dad has made, but this is rare.


Alcohol is great fun, but a certain percentage of people can’t handle it and ruin it for everyone


Thanks! If you need any help or anything of support, please email or call!


I love alcohol but I need to be super careful because I have a verrrry addictive personality ahahh


The university drinking culture is so bad, you're expected to have that night where you nearly die so that you can 'learn from your mistakes'. I know everyone wants to let their hair down from time to time, but we really need to find different ways to do this other than drinking a crazy amount. A friend says she just needs to 'go crazy' but why should we do this with alcohol, why can't we do this by going and doing something like diving or rock climbing idk.


I'm from Denmark. In Denmark u can drink when you are 16. Denmark is the country where the youth drink the most alcohol in the world i'm pretty sure. In Denmark drinking is a normal thing to do. I myself just started drinking, it's fun and i have never vomited from alcohol, yet :D But people start drinking when they are very young, 13-14 it's kind of scary

I'm from Denmark as well. I'm now in the age group where people start to drink, and yes they drink a lot. I like that Denmark is so accepting about drinking, but I also hate it bc it's really not healthy. Rip my generation in Denmark


My hangovers keeps me from becoming an addict. But i do binge tho. I might have a problem... :/


it doesn't matter how much i drink, could be two or ten but i will ALWAYS feel sick the next day and its like a travel sick feeling! anyone know why this happens (other than the obvious hangover although i personally don't think i drink enough to get a hangover) or if anyone else get this???


1:51 - Who else is hoping that 'Rainbow Poison' is on the Human EP?


I missed, like, 2 minutes of this video because- fighting wasp.


The only alcohol I've had in my life is 1 sip of champagne. It was the most horrible thing I had ever tasted in my life.

Not gonna lie i completely agree, champagne is not good at all, no matter how expensive they'll make it.


Buuttt, I'm underaged. I'm sober all the time untill I'm 19 years of age XD (Cause I'm a Canadian citizen)


I live on a tiny Scottish Island and Alcoholism and binge drinking is a huge problem here, especially in teens, when I was at school (a few years ago) 13 year olds were and still are going out and getting smashed every weekend and I just don't understand it.


So I drink a little at family event, not a lot though as I technically am under age, and I usually can handle the tipsy feeling.  This past New Year's Eve I went to my friends boyfriends house and had a couple of vodka shots and got actually drunk for the first time and I hated it. I don't like being light headed and not being able to really think about what I'm saying, it makes me more anxious than I already always am.  I like having a wine cooler every once in a rare occasion because they taste good, but I don't like the feeling that comes with two (I'm such a light weight it's ridiculous. All my friends make fun of me).  I just wanted to share my little experience with alcohol lol okay bye✌🏼


my friends who are like 16 usually get drunk every single weekend so i guess thingd are just getting worse in this world


I have tried alcohol but i dont feel like its my thing, everyone raves about my 20th birthday coming up and how i can buy alcohol, but i dont really feel the need to. its all fine unless everyone at the table starts to nag me about how I should have a glass when I really dont want to.


Personally I learned to have fun without booze thanks to responsible friends (I was a minor, they were not) and I'm really really happy I got to see that first. As a student I'm expected to drink myself shitfaced (pardon, my french) every week preferably several times unless I'm pregnant, religious or the most boring person on earth. I hate that culture since I actually can't physically tolerate almost any booze at all nowadays and I can start feeling sick / have a splitting headache from as little as two sips. Thanks for the genes Mum.

With that background: Go for it. You don't have to go 100% no-booze-ever-again-in-my-life, but learning moderation makes events much more fun as you can truly enjoy it and not feel absolutely horrible the next day.


Is it weird that I really like drinking, being tipsy/drunk? I just love meeting new people when I'm not in a shy state of mind, so I just click with them immidiately. There's just something really fun about kissing a stranger and getting to know them and probably never talk to them again bc you're embarrassed over that one very private thing you told them.


I was 5 when I had my first drink of alcohol


Where I live if you get super drunk that's just kind of embarrassing everyone judges you a bit


I am an American alcoholic.  I find that I drink when I am not at an emotional norm.  I recently decided to not drink at all. as I progressed in this I have lost most of my friends because they drink for fun on the weekends and my sober lifestyle doesn't suite them.  don't lose faith.  there are more better friends to make sober.


My first time drinking when I was 14 I had 12 shots


i hate the feeling of being drunk and tbh drunk people rlly annoy me😂


I'm 24 and don't really like alcohol. I only drink it socially. And when I do drink I drink a maxim of 3 or 4 drink because I start to feel not good and tipsy. I have never been drunk because I start to get sleepy when I get tipsy and I worry I wouldn't be fun if I got drunk. :P


I hate the smell of alcohol.
So I'm very certain I'm not gonna ever drink.
But I'm pretty sure I will anyway.


Vedif: Video everyday in French.... she just speaks French every video


I'm Christian and so am careful of how much I drink because I don't want to end up doing or saying things I'll later regret but I do enjoy the occasional drink with the lads I don't think there's much of a problem in me drinking I know what I can handle don't go over what I can handle and drink just until I've had enough I drink whiskey tho so it's kinda hard not to pase it


She's talking about Alcohol but acts like a stoner 😂😂


"I made out with a really hot girl,wasn't the best kisser"


well my dad who doesn't live with us anymore is an alcoholic which puts me off drink entirely and anytime anyone offers me a drink or a sip or whatever I just in of think that if I do try alcohol, I won't be able to stop


i'm not old enough to drink but if i had a chance to get drunk i would do it in a second and i don't think that's healthy (maybe it's just me being a stupid teenager though)


only been smashed out my head once lool after that i was like never again


DODIE IS JUST SO DAMN PRETTY OH MY GOD IM ATTRACTED AND ENVIOUS BUT I LUV U GURL


TOP TIP FOR AVOIDING A HEADACHE/HANGOVER THE NEXT MORNING: Drink as much water as you have drunken alcohol. Also, try to sober up and drink that water before you go to sleep. Source: 23 year old who learned her lesson from way too many nasty hangovers. Haven't had a bad hangover since!


I personally have a fear of alcohol, only because I don't like the idea of not being able to control how I act or think or anything like that. I know that one drink won't get you blackout drunk where you've got no earthly idea what you're doing and won't remember in the morning either, but still. It just scares me. Same with drugs.
I've thought of being straightedge, but then again I'm only 16. So who knows what'll happen in 5 years on my 21st birthday. We'll see.
As for now, no alcohol for me. I'm fine staying in and reading a book or filming my drunk friends like the asshole I am.


I kinda want to try a bit of alcohol but I'm quite young


Dodie I care about u.  Pls be careful.  My dad died of drinking too much Acohol


Ok so I've been drunk em like several times. At times it was really bad I mean I've made a some stupid shit like vomiting all night long, saying things I shouldn't have said, having some blackouts, or get totally wasted in a club once or on a house party at time. It was really stupid you know because my drank self is like so careless but sober me isn't. That's the problem I guess. After new years eve I said to myself that I can't say "fuck it all I need some good fun" while drinking because it just doesn't end well and I have horrible guilt trip afterwards. But I've never blamed alcohol. It's just a thing you know, and sometimes I just forget how to use it properly, I guess people tend to do it often. I wouln't have a problem with not drinking at all. I don't drink every day just like once or twice a month. You will do it Dodie, I belive it. I admire you compleately because of this footage of yours. You know it's really brave just to admit how it look like. Now I'm kinda trying to do it also with this coment althought it probably isn't the best way. Also you're really cute and I like your videos very much.


No big deal.  I've been drinking for 40 years and I'm not a alcoholic.  I think ?


I honestly never ever want to drink.  Loads of people my age drink and get drunk all the time, and everyone's like, "oh one day you'll love alcohol" but no. I despise the taste, its absolutely horrible. I also have a crippling phobia of sick (seriously I can hardly do anything bc of it, but that's something else entirely). And just the thought of being drunk terrifies me. I have anxiety, and my main anxiety is not being in control (which is why I'm terrified of being sick) so the thought if being not in control of my brain, the one thing I should be in control of, scares me so much. also drunk people are really horrible and obnoxious. Even when my mum is just a bit tipsy, she's a really different person, and that terrifies me I usually start to really panic when I'm around drunk people. Wow this was an essay, but I just despise alcohol so much Jesus.


I'm 15 right, so I shouldn't be drinking. I do do it however. Whenever there's alcohol around - like family or friends are drinking - I'll usually drink as well. I don't stop at a couple drinks tho. I usually drink like a lot. Not enough to vomit and not remember anything, but like a lot. When my parents were on holiday without my siblings and I, we had a house party and got pretty drunk. There was so!e alcohol left over from that, and my parents didn't come back for another few days. I found myself drinking every night, cos I liked how I felt, and I didn't feel sad/not here. I've got a party tomorrow where I've said people can bring alcohol - haven't told parents - and a party during half term where we're aiming to get drunk. Do I have a problem?


CAN I JUST HAVE YOUR HAIR, PLEASE?? That sounded creepier than I intended it to be... xxx


as i'm watching this i just opened a can of drink...


Some where else on England but not near London- most  people drink around here but none often get drunk some do but not often, it much more common to find people high on classB and classA drugs than drunk


i tend 2 avoid alcohol because it tends to just make my mental state worse? i don't know if this is A Thing but i have bipolar disorder and the days after drinking alcohol are always bad days for me, so avoiding drinking a lot is a bit necessary for my ability to function in day-to-day life

so also keep this in mind if you haven't drunk/gotten drunk before, i've only very recently figured this out and i've been drinking since i was like 14 so quuuiiittee a lot of damage has been done and i wish i could go back to my 14 year old self and tell her that it's not worth it


I honestly don't think alcohol is that bad but that's just how I was raised. For example, It was my brothers 21st birthday and we went to a restaurant and he opens up the alcohol menu and my mom shouts "DO IT SON. DO IT". Now, my mom only drinks wine and nowadays the only drinks one or two glasses a week. My dad, however, as to have at least two cans a day. But, then again, his job is very stressful and he does it to deal with stress. He is never full on drunk because he knows it's bad for him. So they both know it's bad and I'm sure they could both stop anytime they wanted to. I know alcohol is bad and stuff but I don't think I'd enjoy it and i was raised to think it wasn't that bad, and it can be that way if you can control yourself and you don't depend on it. That's just what I think. You can disagree with the way I was raised if you want but that doesn't change anything.


In Canada I've seen people get shitfaced and then jump on a snowmobile and crash into a tree... We're a lil crazy when we get drunk... and here's a tip, never get in a fight with a drunk Canadian. TRUST ME.


I have a history of alcoholism in my family so I am genetically predisposed to becoming an alcoholic. This is why when I am old enough to drink I will choose not to,. I don't know if I would be a able to stop.


British first drank when 21, I’m completely take it or leave it I have no compulsion to drink unless everyone else in group is drinking then I don’t want to be left out of the social aspect. It’s pretty much never my plan to drink and only really drink what I’m offered rather than buying myself any, all tastes pretty nasty to me.


Sometimes there is months between the times a have a drink tho I do think that is more related to the fact that i do not live in a bigger city and to get there and home at late evenings and nights is too difficult.


I wont drink, but if i am planning on drinking ill get fucking wasted. Im working on learning to pace myself, and that having a few drinks and then going home is totally okay.


im 5 years sober

im 13 because my dumbass confused vodka for water and took a huge gulg  O O F


A stop drinking month... On the short month of the year... Nice


as someone growing up with an abusive alcoholic mother, if anyone who thinks they may have a problem with alcohol, please seek help even if you're young. my mother said she knew she had a problem at a young age, and to this day, it's horrible. everyone thinks drinking is all fun and games, but her problem has made my life a living hell, and i have no control over it. i don't want any other kids to have to grow up like this. instead of alcohol, why not have a hot cup of cocoa or some lemonade?


I'm a university student so I get black out drunk about 4/7 days a week. but I have at least one drink every day. I do really stupid things lol. imma have a sober March because it's my birthday is in February


I hate alcohol.
Just the smell of it, it smells soooo freaking bad!
I'm 16 and I've never drunk alcohol, and I really don't want to begin. It's just... I don't know, I find drinking alcohol dumb. If you drink one or two beers at a party beacause you like the taste, that's normal to me. But being drunk is not normal. If I can have a lot of fun without any alcohol, everyone can. It's not hard ! Be with friends, and enjoy ! That's real life, and without alocohol, you'll remember all those great times (yeah, all, I know, that's crazy) ☺


becoming an adult is shit you start to only have fun when you are drunk ... trust me half my friend ships are based on going for a drink


I got drunk for the first time last week and got SO sick I just threw up all night, it wasn’t even fun


Literally sitting here with a glass of whiskey right now... shit.


I'm Irish so I'm allowed be an alcoholic


everything is about moderation tbh. i have fun but I've never puked and i never plan to let myself get to that point. i don't need alcohol to have fun but it is great if you just don't want to give a fuck lol


I started drinking YEARRRRRSSSS ago and always find myself drinking a bottle or 2 along with a lot of shots and mixed drinks some of those mixed drinks may have been from the bottle but anywayyyy usually I drink vodka which is at about 40% most of the time even after drinking all this I have never had a hang over or vomited although I have felt the need to vomit but it always goes away the second I dink a slightest bit of water.... :/ I guess I'm just a FUCKIBG weirdo 😂


Dodie, you have DP and I have DP and I'm afraid of drinking because I feel when I don't remember the previous night, I'm going to be crying the entire next day, I'll feel horrible etc. So how does someone with DP deal with this? Or do I have an off opinion on drinking? (Btw I have never been drunk, neither have my friends nor family; but I do want to drink alcohol one day)


People drink as crazy on the countryside in Norway and the pressure can be so bad! It's better in the city as long as you stick to the right people ;D


Damn you, Zannah, and your vodka jelly shots.


well some countries have alcohol in their culture, fully, like germany and netherlands... i dont think any drinking german or dutch would even consider a sober month and they'd think its not an addiction or a problem, they would think its their culture or its how there were grown up, so like its a part of their life and they wont consider cutting that out for a while


IM SO EXCITED TO KNOW WHAT VIDEO WILL BE ON MY BIRTHDAY


I'm 15 and never drinken alcohol and honestly in afraid of it. I don't know if I'll ever drink. That could change of course but in this moment i can't see myself drinking in the future. I think I'm just afraid of anything that changes the way you think or affects your body in a way that I see as unnatural. Like alcohol, drugs, energy drinks, medicine. They just seem unnatural to me. I don't like taking medicine which is a problem bc my therapist has recommended anti depressants but I'm afraid of them. That was quite rambly sorry it's 5:09am


I like drinking alcohol once in a while, but I don't need it. Right now I haven't drunk alcohol in two months or so, because I just don't want any. I also feel like I don't need it so yay


The definition of alcohol dependence is whether or not you drink to get normal."Hair of the dog that bit you".  after drinking the night before. If  this sounds like you, investigate more about alcohol addiction.


I'm going to uni in a place where alcohol l is far cheaper than the rest of the country and I'm a student.


consuming alcohol doesn't really inspire me. and also i'm 15 so i shouldn't even drink. :D


OMG PLEASE UPLOAD THE SONG YOU MADE AH!! <33


You would never think this but in Liverpool it is like the oppposite to London with drinking barely anyone drinks unless they have come on a hen night or are tourists who want to be like 'all these scousers who drink all the time'


I'm Australia it seems like it's pretty similar to London...but every generation does it, and I mean EVERY generation..... hahaha


I live in America and in school you have health class and they teach you about drugs and included in that group is achohol which is strange when you compare the danger to drugs but I see where they're coming from


It's sad to see this and then seeing her snapchats of her getting drunk a lot.


In Holland most people drink A LOT when they go out. I like alcohol but never been drunk or something because my liver is weak so i can never drink too much bc i would die yayyyy :/

Btw
YOU CAN DO THIS ^^


so i've heard "in the middle" but never saw any of your Vlogs. damn you are charming


I just turned 18 like a half a year ago so I’ve not had many experience w alcohol I probably have a drink once in a while when my friends wanna do something (which isn’t often, ig not having friends sorta pays off?) but I am afraid of turning into an alcoholic just based on seeing how distant family is with alcohol, also a bartender told me I’m not a “light weight” idk how I feel about that gjdjfjfkdk


Watching this drunk is not a good idea yeah?


I think it sounds really difficult...and I really don't think I could do it, and I don't even want to do it😢 and I know that's a bad sign😨


My top tip: do not drink alone in your room because u want to be happy you end up crying in a ball in your bed alone with sad music on SO DON'T DO IT  pls. (it is bad)

ty bye


If you have a night like that it just let's you figure out what your limits are and what your body can handle! Every one in the comments needs to know that this is Dodies choice but if you're not an alcoholic it is very easy to drink responsibly and have it be a very enjoyable part of your life!


before i watched this video an add for dodie's new song played


ok honestly i dont even have an opinion on alcohol??
like ive never actually been drunk, only a bit dizzy or smth but not DRUNK.
also i once drank half a bottle of champagne with my mom ln her bday and i had a headache half of the next day lmao. idk if i can last much alcohol hahah, we will see
i think its kinda funny to drink like..a bit with ur friends and stuff, a friend of mine took a small bottle of a wine to a concert and we sipped of it during the show. was quite fun tho.
(funfact: i was rlly dizzy and we ended up really turned on by each  other at the end of the concert, idk even what dat was hahaha)
lmao thanks for reading


Well I'm Irish ......so you can guess what it's like here


some people have a bottle of wine in the fridge... i have vodka


Oh my god it was my birthday yesterday so can you say happy birthday to me please Dodie!!!


Why is this unlisted omg I spent ages looking for this

me too :((((( i just found it in my likes after ages of looking


I’m a total lightweight I don’t think I could take a sip without gagging. It’s a no for me. NO


Where I live a lot of people my age (around 13-16) are alcoholics and are addicted to drugs. So. Yeah. But I personally have never drank and will probably when I'm of legal age but eh I've never really cared about it or wanted to do it at all /:


Not T-total, but I don't drink very much and it only takes me one bottle of Koppaburg (The typical wimps drink) to get tipsy. Lol.


in the words of alfie wickers - never trust a man who is teetotal


one way to not get so drunk is after every drink take a sip of water


In the Philippines, pretty much all of the parents does not advise their children to drink it because it'll lead to cancer and a lot of health problems. Also a lot of people in the Philippines that are alcoholic always or sometimes gets in a fist fight and I dunno financial problems.


i live in britain but where i am as a teen it’s wkd and vodka nothing classier


I live in South Africa and we are a very social community. Most people look at you funny when you say you aren't drinking. I am guilty of that. When my friends say they need to drive so they can't drink my first thought is "ahhh, now we can't have a great time" Since when can you only have fun while you are drinking?? I think it's important to know your limit and drink responsibly. Also, never crack under the pure pressure of having that one last shot. If you don't want it. just don't have it.


What the heck you have literally THE best friends


is it normal that when you drink a bit .much of alcohol you get tummy aches? because i do :( just wanted t know if soomeone else does or if it's something really weird or whatever


You think London drinking culture is bad you should look at Northern England's drinking culture; if you're a guy in the north east and you haven't gotten drunk by 13 the logic is you must be an active member of the LGBT community (homophobia/transphobia and underage drinking- welcome to childhood in the North East)- can't speak for the rest of the North though.


where I live, drinking alcohol is a sin, u cant find ANY alcohol here bc the country is under strict religious laws, but I'm not religious so I'd like to taste alcohol see what the fuss is all about but I'm not 18 and I cant find alcohol anywhere but maybe in the future. maybeeee.


Eat well before you Drink kids. It helps :3


For one of the days in vedif maybe u could do that song about trump that u played in an instagram live video a while ago??? would b nice


Can u do another meet up hear in English pleeeeeeease


Alcohol culture for me is the military, alcoholism is a norm, drinking games, shots, day drinking, shower beers, a lit of bonding over drinking, pretty much drink till you cant anymore then sweat it out at morning pt


Yesterday my best-friend told me that he really really liked me. Later on we were super drunk, he asked me if he could kiss me. I didn't want to, but, I thought "fuck it" and kissed him (stupid idea) he told me he loved me, like he wanted to just be with me and such. My brain can't do love, not at all. So I  laugh and say "don't say such things" laughs and pulls him to the nearest rollercoaster and pretend it never happened.

Yesterday my best-friend told me that he really really liked me. Later on we were super drunk, he asked me if he could kiss me. I didn't want to, but, I thought "fuck it" and kissed him (stupid idea) he told me he loved me, like he wanted to just be with me and such. My brain can't do love, not at all. So I  *laugh* and say "don't say such things" *laughs and pulls him to the nearest rollercoaster and pretend it never happened*.


I live in Leiden in the netherlands, its a student city. Lots of students move here for uni or college (we call it hogeschool or HBO). There are lots of student clubs(?), idk how to translate it right. Lots op people drink every day and all day. There even is a saying that basicly sais: vommiting means experiansing (so sorry for my shitty english). I think I'm pretty good with alcohol but I start getting more hangovers and I think I do drink more than  a year ago. I don't drink every day but deffenently every week. Is that bad? idk.


Have a glass of water in between your drinks., stopped when I was 21, never went back, I'll be 60 next week. Life is great.


top tip takes water out of shot glasses and race with a friend


I drank beer when I was like 7 yo cos I thought I was apple juice. :D


I do that like every month or something i get a week or two of no drinking to si if im capable


i really don’t like that i feel pressure to drink alcohol from everywhere... everyone is like “oh once you go to college youll definitely want to drink” and “oh you’re getting drunk your first time with me because you can trust me” honestly i want to fit in and not be a “party pooper” but honestly... i just don’t want to? and i don’t completely understand why underage drinking is so normal? the idea just gives me a really horrible feeling

Underage drinking is so normal becasue to a lot of people it makes them feel like they're cool for breaking the rules. That's why you'll see a lot of those pictures of alcoholic drinks on your friends their social media. I've been drinking since i was about 15, but my friends never pressured me and we never consider ourselves to be cool for drinking. Especially since the legal drinking age was shifted from 16 to 18 only a couple of years ago. In America a lot of people drink under 21 because they're young and just want to have fun, so i completely understand why a lot of people atleast enjoy a drink or two when they're underage. Remember that drinking alcohol doesn''t always mean getting super drunk.

If you don't want to drink any alcohol then you shouldn't. If your friends are pressuring you into drinking even if you don't want to, then i wouldn't consider those people friends. If they don't pressure you, then just stick to drinking sodas and other stuff at parties, trust me they won't think you're a party pooper. Some of my friends have maybe 1 beer while the rest of us are on our 3rd shot, but all we do is crack a joke or say "c'mon you know you want to" but that's about as far as we go. Quick tip for if you ever decide you want to get drunk, drink about a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage, trust me it'll make a hangover way more bearable.

Btw college doesn't make you WANT to drink, it's just that people who go to college usually have more access to alcohol, and the parties are generally bigger so there's a lot of people drinking at them. Or sometimes you might want to have a drink at the end of the day to take the edge off, but you really won't want to get drunk ever day. Most people relief stress with hobbies, personally i like to work out.

And you can turn the fact that you won't drink into a positive, if you go out with friends by car you can tell them that you'll drive, thus basically giving you an easy excuse to not drink at all. Or that you'll walk people home or something. Trust me, a lot of people like having a friend who doesn't drink, that way they have someone they can fall back on before they do something stupid. You'll do fine, if you don't want to drink, just say no. No means no, if people are really your friends they'll respect that and even defend you if some people keep pushing you.

Essay done.


i'm just happy she made out with a really hot girl


i dont drink!!! alcoholism is genetic and BOTH OF MY PARENTS are alcoholics UAHHHH


you forgot do not mix different kinds of alcohol during the same night!  stick to the same Drink!


I mean I can’t drink or I’ll die bc of my liver sensitivity


I normally don't do this and I might actually delete this comment very soon. I'm teetotal and I don't do drugs or smoke and it's completely by choice. I was exposed to alcohol at a young age, having significantly older cousins and parents who liked to drink. However I also got to see the ill effects of drinking too much very soon and very often, so I abstain. While this makes me super boring at parties, I do enjoy the feeling of being utterly under control.


What does vedif stand for? I never really understood??? :'(


to me alcohol ,well  most of it, taste like aftershave   .


wow this sounds like such a great idea!
I think I'm gonna try it....
oh wait a minute....
i'm 12 ;)
hehe


I don't drink, partly because I have mental health problems and bad willpower so I worry that if I start doing it I won't be able to stop, but also because alcohol tastes really disgusting and that makes it pretty difficult for me to actually drink anything


The problem is that the only thing that has been proven to sober you up is time. Bread and food and cold showers or anything else, can make you think you’re sobering up and give you a false sense of alertness, but time is the only thing that will sober you up in reality.


here in argentina literally 99% of 16 year olds have got shitfaced at least once and buying alcohol as a minor is really easy and here our "proms" aren´t fancy or serious at all, we play cumbia and reggeaton from 12 to six or seven am in a rented club and they sell alcohol in there while literally everyone in there is betwwen 15 and 20 and we dont wear tuxedos or dresses actually most of the people are half naked! So yeah, in my country underage drinking is kinda normalized, so most people can handle a lot of alcohol without throwing up! i guess it´s different in each country


it is so weird that drinking alcohol is considered as normal but not drinking is considered as not cool or even weird. 🙄


so for me eating fish before drinking is the worst thing I can do xD SO DONT EAT FISH BEFORE DRINKING


I don't think because I don't find a purpose in it and it's bad for you but I don't care what others do in their spare time (just stay safe guys).


i feel like on the internet alcohol is considered bad and not cool and everything, but where i live (finland, very small town) basically everybody drinks. and if you don't drink then it's considered weird and everyone's asking like oh why don't you drink what's wrong?? and as for my personal opinion, i do like drinking, but i can also have fun without alcohol


i have been sober for 4 years i am 12

yes i did get drunk when i was 8


my top tips on alcohol? Do whatever the fuck u want and learn from ur own mistakes, learn ur limit urself and gather the good or bad memories as u experience growing up and life (my way is more fun aswell)


In my country if a kid drinks wine or beer nobody says anything.


TEA. CHUG THE TEA (i'm so small i hate alcohol gosh)


I'm 14... muahahaha alcohol is too old for meee


personally, my dad was a horribly abusive alcoholic so i dont trust alcohol really? and alcohol can be a trigger for me


I think i should join you, i feel like i should join you and i kinda want to...... but it's my 20th birthday this month!!
But i wish you the best of luck and i hope in a way you make my future self give it a go!!

love u <3


I think it’s odd how alcohol is so normal compared to other drugs, but with that said I have nothing against anyone who drinks it! I personally don’t because although I have always wondered what it would be like, I just think:
•I wouldn’t want the risk of being unaware
•I would probably do something stupid
•I want to keep my body in my best condition
•I don’t want it to effect the work I do in the day


Good luck, I've never drank alcohol nor will I ever drink it because in my religion we don't do that THAAANNG and also I just don't think it is beneficial in any way altho it is terribly alluring, i mean it looks so pretty in dainty glasses and cocktails look so CLASSY but tbh this sounds like a really good plan for you, so I hope you succeed! Kick that dependance in the ass. I am trying to stop eating sugar for a year actually, and as a sugar addict it is proving very difficult but here's to kicking bad habits to the curb raises mocktail glass

Mocktails are delicious.

Good luck, I've never drank alcohol nor will I ever drink it because in my religion we don't do that THAAANNG and also I just don't think it is beneficial in any way altho it is terribly alluring, i mean it looks so pretty in dainty glasses and cocktails look so CLASSY but tbh this sounds like a really good plan for you, so I hope you succeed! Kick that dependance in the ass. I am trying to stop eating sugar for a year actually, and as a sugar addict it is proving very difficult but here's to kicking bad habits to the curb *raises mocktail glass*

Mocktails are delicious.


I don't like alcohol, partly becasue of the taste but mainly because i have emetophobia (fear of vomit), so i worry that i will get to a point where i will throw up and yeah, thats not a situation i want to be in. I want to enjoy alcohol, because i feel like i should, and have to. At least that's what my parents and friends around me tell me. I think, especially when you're young and going to parties (im 18), its kind of the done thing, and if you don't drink or take drugs you're kinda shunned and seen as weird. Our culture is so consumed by alcohol and i feel like such an outcast because i don't drink.


Drinking is fine, but have a few drinks and STOP! Throwing up is bad, no one should ever drink that much! :( Glad you opened your eyes, but sad to hear that you won't or can't enjoy that drink every now and than. It's all control!


I couldnt go a month without alcohol haha i probably have a problem too ngl... x) whoops.


Vodka jelly shots have claimed many a poor man/woman 😷


I stopped drinks ng about 5 years a go as I ended up in hospital


Ayyy it's your friendly neighborhood mormon that can't drink and never will <b>*finger guns*</b>

Ayyy it's your friendly neighborhood mormon that can't drink and never will **finger guns**


I have to be t- total cos I have a recovering alcoholic boyfriend. I use to drink a lot. I have been sober now for 3 years!!!!!!! Yayyy!!! Its a good feeling especially if you go to a gig and you are completely sober but still dancing and just have a fantastic time. It is such a weird feeling. Everyone should try it at least once. Think about it when you were a child you didn't get drunk but you had a good time. You can still have that fun and excitement as a sober adult. Note. I am not against alcohol just I don't do it as much now and feel good for it. :0)


what is WITH the people in this comment? no empathy. AT ALL. look at this gal go, she's sharing her feelings because she respects us enough to. It's not attention seeking. Alcoholism is an issue for many people and she is using her audience to put across a lovely, and helpful, message to impressionable people. don't knock her down. what's she's doing is SUPER DUPER okay. don't be mean.


bro ths is way to relatbale and well timed


Well, I don't really drink. As much as I want to I can't stand the taste of wine, beer or champagne. I hate it. It makes me gag and it makes me too hot. I've seen my friends drunk at school before and I promised I would never do that to myself. My dad got really drunk a few days ago when we visited my sister in Arizona and he threw up in the car while mom and I were in it. I was horrified because he vomitted all over the place and my mom was screaming at him... and I don't really want to. I don't. But hey to those who do, have fun. Just please be careful....


at least you don't use that term "above the influence" as if you're above people who are i guess "below" the influence... if thats where that quote is going? COUGH I think it's just another way to make themselves feel better. (also im not talking about alcoholism im talking about healthily drinking once in a while with friends... ive met some who respond to that truth with "I NEVER touch alcohol IM ABOVE the influence" like lmao gtfo you could've have just said you don't drink.


i live in australia and the alcohol culture is fuckin wild here lol


Since i don't drink do you think fizzy drinks count...? No fizzy drinks for a month...?


Well... All toxic or psychoactive substances should be handled with care, and you should try to take the correct dose. Alcohol has the downside that if you take it, you lose the ability to do that. And it's also comparatively toxic... And freely available... Although I drank a lot some years ago, I dislike it more and more. The social aspect of it is ok I guess, you loosen up, but I much dislike the cognitive effects, motor control and so on. You just become this idiot.


PLEAAAASE DO RAINBOW POISON! I WANA KNOW YOUR VEIWS IN SONG!!


I think America over hypes alcohol but I see is as just another drink. You have water, juice, soda, and wine. I like the taste and don't think it should be viewed as the only way to have fun, that can be dangerous.


Yes but having a full tummy.... for me it enhances the hangover the next day. At the end of the night take 800 mg of ibuprofen and about a thousand mg of Tylenol. In the morning when you wake have a glass of water and then one cup of coffee.....get ready to shit, but once you get it out it's gone. Not flattering at all, a simple reason not to be an alcoholic. But Always remember when shakes are a trigger, the shakes will go away so don't feed into that shit

My overall assessment is a person can live a very happy life without alcohol. I know this I sense this I see this I feel this and yet I feel as though I still need alcohol to get through my day. Which is totally fucked up. Sometimes it's better to just smoke a bowl.


i need help if anyone sees this comment... i keep getting invited to parties n ish (I'm 15) but i don't go bc I've never been drunk and i don't necessarily want to and i know that if i go ill probably get peer pressured into drinking (I'm pretty good at not giving in to peer pressure but then again my friends are very persuasive and i would have no way to evade the situation lmao) but idk if i should try once and see how it goes?? idk i feel like I'm missing out on a lot and i kind of want to have this whole partying experience but I'm also not sure if i want to halppp what do you think next time i get invited should i try it or nah

There will be plenty of time to party when you're older, trust me. Peer pressuring is a lot more common in under age drinkers than it is later on , so if you just wait a couple of years there will be far less pressure and people will be happy just to spend time with you at a party regardless of whether or not you're drinking. I'm 18 and just started uni, and my first drinking experience was fresher's week, and I fit right in with the people who began drinking when they were 14, as did the people who didn't drink at all. So I suppose my overall advise is that yes there will be a lot of pressure right now, and unfortunatly being in your mid-teens does kind of suck for that, but it does pass so don't fret too much, just do you, and don't worry that you're missing out, because it just means you won't be bored of it when you're legally able to drink :)


If I eat something stodgy before I get drunk i will most likely vomit


I've never seen your videos, in fact I'm not a subscriber. But for some reason, when I've seen you in one only video from Lucy's channel, something called my attention of your way of drinking, if I was you I would try to stop drinking just to see what happens


alcohol dry you out so drink water and avoid a hangover


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I don't drink ever not even socially. (disclaimer not raging on those who do or think worse of them) I can't relate, sorry all who can. good Luck


I just drink water and tea, I don't like the taste of any other drink :'D. and also I've seen whay alcohol has done to my friends, and they tell me to never start drinking it, bc once you start there's this light in your head that goes on and never goes off. So no thankyou :'D also why would I drink something that has been proven to destroy and mess with your brain? My friends says they drink bc everyone else does and bc they feel as if they can't have fun without it.. which is actually pretty sad.


My mother has a problem with alcohol. When she drinks she just turns into a person I hate to be around with. She tells my sister and I she just wants to leave and never come back, so she is one of the reasons why I feel worthless and why my depression has worsened. When I was younger she would always go out and drink, so i've dealt with this all my life. I would stay alone at home with my sister, or a family member. When my mom gets drunk I try to get my sister away from her, and I deal with all of her crap. Don't get me wrong I love my mother, but alcohol just changes her into a person I hate. My family always tells me it's not that bad, but they don't know her. She works hard, but alcohol is just something that I can't stand. Also I'm Mexican so basically all my family drinks, so I've seen things young kids should have never seen.


I hate drinking and being around drunk people I'm sorry the loss of control is terrifying


meh... i can stop whenever... but not this month because NO ONE CAN FORCE ME PLEASE DONT TAKE MY BABY! (<b>*hugs vodka bottle while crying in a corner*</b>)

meh... i can stop whenever... but not this month because NO ONE CAN FORCE ME PLEASE DONT TAKE MY BABY! (**hugs vodka bottle while crying in a corner**)


loool I could never do this.... omg... do I have a problem?


can’t y’all not have fun without being drunk? pshh smh tbh


well I'm from Ireland so... not so different.


Poor dodie...you probably had alcohol poisoning on the 3 days of vomiting


I don't drink at 18 and I don't intend to, I have a mental illness and I don't think alcohol would be wise. Plus I don't really like it anyway.


Ok don’t get mad but I’m underage and the only time I drank was at a party and it was funny becouse I told my friend to keep an eye on me and be my designated driver person even tho they don’t have a car.


I love this and I love you. I'm proud of you and appreciate you caring about others in circumstances you've become too familiar with. I went through a really bad period where being sober was just not an option, but if I may share: your brain diary video was what made me look at my life and realize that the wrong people were on my bus, and I wasn't happy. Maybe I had just gotten on their bus and abandoned my own because I didn't feel good enough about myself. By the by, you have helped me, and have continued to help me feel better about my life and the progresses I have made. Much, much love to you, Dodie. xx


Proud of you and stand behind you in taking that decision. Always remember we will be with you, for you, and we will support you all the way. To answer your question, I never had a drink in my life, and it is my own decision. It has been one of the best things I did for myself!!


As a 20 year old who is likely going to be getting drunk for the first time in my life this Saturday, the last half of this video was very helpful for me. You da best with this timely advice


Dodie, good on you for taking a step back and looking at your relationship with alcohol. I hope the 28 days go smoothly :)
My relationship with alcohol has changed a lot over the years but I do think it's been overall healthy so I'm sharing it for younger viewers who may be curious. At first, when others around me started drinking (14-16 yo) I was really scared of alcohol (possible damage to still developing brain, loss of control etc.) so I didn't go to parties and drink. I did have the occasional beer or cocktail at bars with friends or family but never more than one. (I'm really happy with young teenage me, I did the right thing) Then I graduated secondary school and went on a gap year. That is the year that I partied and drunk most but since it was nearly exclusively beer, and I never binge-drank I was more often tipsy than drunk and all was well. My first bad experiences with alcohol happened once I was at university. I got sick once (and the circumstances were terribly embarrassing) because of a drinking game (drinking games are evil!) and because I was drinking vodka mixed with a soda which only tasted like soda (non alcohol tasting alcoholic drinks are evil!) and it was enough for me to become way more careful about what and how I drink. I also got "sad drunk" for the first time. It's awful, because sometimes there is no reason at all and you just start sobbing and you're not having a good time, your friends aren't having a good time and honestly it's so much more embarrassing than being excited drunk or even slutty drunk. So university parties allowed me to really learn my limits. Now, I am 23 and while I do like the occasional real party or night out on the town because I love dancing, most of the time my friends and I invite each other over and there is no alcohol included. I haven't been drunk in over 1,5 years and I'm not missing it. When I drink, I alternated alcohol and water and make sure to 1) pace myself and 2) get up and walk regularly because when you're sitting down, talking and drinking without thinking about it, alcohol can creep up on you and then you get up to go to the bathroom and the world is spinning and you don't understand how you got drunk (especially when sipping on delicious sugary cocktails with hidden strength...).

I 100% agree with Dodie's tips + here are mine:
1) you don't need to drink to have fun! 2) you don't have to drink even if others are drinking. If they ask you why you don't drink or tell you to loosen up, just say you just don't feel like it, dare to stand up for yourself.

If you do plan on drinking: 3) eat before beforehand (slow energy releasing carbs are best), 4) pace yourself (no binge drinking, try and alternate alcoholic drinks with soda or water) 5) learn your limits: when you start feeling tipsy, stop before becoming full on drunk (that's when the fun can risk becoming all mistakes and embarrassment) 6) stay safe group, get in an agreement with your friends that you don't leave someone alone, you don't let them go alone with a stranger, and watch out for your drinks. Unfortunately there are assholes and monsters out there and when we get drunk we tend to be less careful (even though we shouldn't have to be in the first place..).  7) Drink lots of water at the end of the evening until you go to bed (alcohol de-hydrates you, that's what causes most hangover symptoms) 8) the day after, if you did go overboard and you have a hangover or are sick, keep drinking lots of water to re-hydrate and resist the urge to eat fatty food (they'll give even more work to your poor body who's trying to filter out all the shit you drank the previous night). Try and eat light, healthy food to give your body a break and help you feel better quicker. 9) If you did something you regret (get in a fight with a friend, be mean to someone, created drama, embarrassed yourself,..) apologize to the people you need to apologize to, learn from your mistakes and move on (guilt and embarrassment don't help anyone, if you learn from your mistakes and don't repeat them, you're good). 9) If you drank to the point of blacking out: ask a reliable source what happened. 10) If, unfortunately, something bad happened to you while you were drunk: it is not your fault if someone took advantage of you. Don't feel guilty, talk to people you trust and see where to go from there (gosh I hope none of the people reading this will have to actually apply advice #10)

Ok, this is a super long comment! Lots of love to you all and thanks again Dodie for bringing awareness to this! <3


I'm glad you're going to be uploading more :D

No matter how drunk I get (assuming I get drunk, normally I can't drink fast enough to keep my buzz) I never get hangovers :) It comes in handy but also leaves me helping everyone who did wake up with a hang over :( ahh well :p

<3 love you Dodie :3


awww Dodie I'm proud of you and I'm excited for videos every day this month!


Thank you for making a video about this Dodie. my mom has been an alcoholic for about 10 years, and for that reason i've chosen to be sober for the rest of my life


wow, these comments are pretty harsh. i personally am very terrified of alcohol and want nothing to do with it, but it's your choice to do what you want and i wont judge you for it in any way. i love you dodie and i will support you no matter what, but i think its very good that youre trying to go sober this month. i hope you make it through but if not, its a start that you put in effort! also please dont pay attention to the negative comments, this is your business and they shouldnt have a say in your personal life. love you! (alsoalso please just make sure to stay safe while you drink!)


Loved the video. I've only been drunk once, at a party with my friends in december last year. I'd totally forgotten to eat since lunch so i got drunk fast. I had an emotional rollercoaster but I also had so much fun and my friends were the absolute best. I'm very glad I didn't feel sick at any point, and I'll be sure to eat something before the next time i go out drinking :)


Good Luck Dodie! I know you can do it :3 I really like to drink specially after a long day at Uni, but I try to do it seldomly so I can enjoy the buzz even more.


I think it's so cool that you made that decision! Me, for my part.. I am scared to drink too much, since I had to throw up in October..I felt sooo sick, the whole day, and now I'm just the one looking out for my friends, not drinking too much and being the "Responsible one", I guess.


Hey Dodie, I hope you achieve your goal of sober February!! Also you probably won't see this but if you're struggling for Vedif ideas I really think that your voice would suit Nelly Furtado's I'm Like A Bird. Dunno why I thought about it but I have it stuck in my head now haha. Love you xx


Best of luck to you in your endeavor, Dodie! I hope you succeed! :) <3

I grew up in a family with many alcoholics, most of whom were verbally and/or physically violent when they drank, so I'm a teetotaler. I'm often afraid to be around people who've been drinking, as I learned to think of drunks as people using alcohol as an excuse to act any way they want and then say, "Well that doesn't count... I was drunk!" It does count, though. People are still responsible for their actions, whether they're drunk or sober.

I loved Lucy's Moonuary, and I look forward to your Clarkuary (?). Lol :)


wow so many of these comments are apathetic!! I just wanted to say these are very helpful and healthy tips as I can see myself falling into the same patterns you described bc drinking is FUN but maybe now your sage advice will ring in my head when I'm considering whether I should buy my tenth gin and tonic of the night and maybe I won't end up vomming in the uber home so thank you x


Im the exact same as you, dodie! I get the feeling that drinking normalises the derealisation. We have a huge drinking culture in Australia, so its super hard for people to not.. drink? If that makes sense


my relationship with alcohol has been affected by my friends' relationships with alcohol. i am 17, i have 2 close friends who have been dependant on it with problems sobering up or stopping, one who used to drink when she was sad and alone, and one who is starting to drink like the previous. idk it is hard to relate drinking to positivity before i go out because i now associate it with bad times. the only reason i drink is to become more confident in front of new people but at least i know when to stop


This is SUCH a good description of drinking to "normalise" derealization thank you so much I have been unable to explain this to people for a very long time


I've always enjoyed the idea of alcohol.. although I've never had any, (because I am underage and my family does not drink) I think based on this video... If there are so many rules to follow, I don't think I'd enjoy drinking... So, I think I'll pass.. I hope you do well Dodie!!

__𝚐𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗__𝚜𝚎𝚘𝚞𝚕__


i had a serious alcohol problem when i was 14, i started drinking when i was 13 and i was also trying to deal with a lot of things at once so i became more and more dependant on alcohol and my friends because we were all  young just thought i was really cool because i  could drink straight vodka like it was a glass of water. The fact that I was 14 meant that i would get random men to buy me alcohol or have friendships/relationships with guys who were considerably older than me. this was a horrible time in my life, i have never been more numb. i no rely on alcohol like i did but i still struggle when surrounded by toxic people. i think that drinking problems are more common than people think because people assume if you're not a full on alcoholic then its fine, please look after your bodies you are all so precious :(


You can do it!! I used to drink excessively by myself pretty often to cope with my depression and anxiety disorder, but after a few drunken suicide attempts (and new meds that required me being sober) I decided I had to give up alcohol or I would soon become dependent. It definitely takes courage, it's a hard thing to do but its so worth it!


As somebody who had an alcohol problem and is now almost 3 years sober I applaud anyone who even attempts to give up alcohol and question if they have a problem with how much they drink. I think you and Lucy are brave for both using Youtube to discuss the issues you have. Good luck Dodie <3


hey dodie i think it's great you want to go sober for a month. me personally, as a 14 year old, have obviously never had alcohol and don't ever plan to. now to some that may sound totally unrealistic and silly, but for me and the social build here in the southern United States, is you shouldn't drink alcohol. but thats just me. much love, stay strong xx


Thank you for bringing that up!) It is brave of you to talk about this, coz first step is expecting the problem 😅
I'm from Russia which is kind of famous when it comes to drinking (Vodka, balalaika, bears u know) But we always start drinking at dinner, which is a good thing, but later at night it all goes to shit. You always end up drinking more than you should have (not talking for an entire country, just me and my friends).
Right now I'm an exchange student in American college... Well it's supper hard to drink healthy here (even if you are not 21). Kids here just take shots on an empty stomach and go wild for about 20min till they pass out.
Back home I used to love a drink, but here after seeing things I went sober af)
I think it's kinda good to have a drink once a month or so, but being in the US I just started taking it more seriously
Anyway, seems like I've given you a lot of useless information, but I just felt like responding to support your idea)
You can make it! Have fun ✨😊


Super proud of you for doing this, Dodie. I'm too young to drink so besides a few sips out of my mom's wine glass I've never had alcohol, but alcoholism runs in my family. I was fortunate enough to have parents who are extremely careful about how much they drink, but my aunt and uncle are recovering alcoholics, as was my grandma before she died. People (especially in America it seems) have this idea of alcoholism being a choice that you just have to stop? But it's not that easy. It certainly starts out that way but addiction is a disease that's very hard to fight. It doesn't seem like you're quite that deep into anything yet, but better to cut it off now so it can't become a life ruining thing. I think this is super responsible and awesome and good job! Love you!


Australia has such an intense connection to alcohol, drinking all the time is so normalised. I come from a family of alcoholics and because of that I don't touch any of it because I've seen what it can do to people. I figure if you're constantly in that environment you either join in or abstain entirely. If you like to drink, that's fine, go for it, more power to you, I'm just not into it.


i drink just a few times a year. i tend to avoid it because of the fear that alcohol could easily turn into a 'self-medicator' for my anxiety/depression and i'm terrified of developing a substance abuse disorder. it's great that you're aware that it could be a problem for you and that you're challenging yourself to stop. i wish you all the luck!


I'm in New Zealand. As a nation we have a really bad drinking culture when we're being honest with ourselves. I didn't start really drinking (ie more than a glass of wine with dinner etc) until last year, and I'm 20. I felt really negatively towards alcohol because my experiences of being around drunk people weren't especially positive and I didn't want to ever put myself into a situation where I was going to make someone else feel the way that I had felt. It didn't help that having never been a drinker I didn't know what I would be like at all. I got into it in a very casual self-induced peer pressure (anxiety and fomo, not anything direct), and at this stage I have a) never thrown up and b) never had a bad hangover, so I feel like I'm doing okay.


Did I ever say how delightful I think Dodie is and how much I love her personality.


WOO! Go Dodie! I'll support you through this! I'll comment on every single video! It is brave to admit you have a problem, but as long as you know it's bad and try to fix it, it's okay! Even if your getting to the stage where you will admit it, it's okay! To any one else out there with a problem, why not anonymously admit it here? Not if you don't want to, of course. Anyway, I have to take my dog for a walk, GO DODIE! :3


In Finland, we have this concept of "tipaton tammikuu" or just "tipaton". It translates roughly into "dropless January" and basically mean that one is not supposed to have a drop of alcohol throughout the month. This January I took part in it, because in December I discovered that I no longer was being responsible with my drinking. I almost never het physically sick but I start to cry and occationally acting very harmfully towards myself. So, I got off the booze wagon, and at first it's really hard, because you are constantly sober you start dealing with unresolved thoughts and themes within yourself, all your friends are still drinking and the fear of never being included can be quite overwhelming. Still, after the initial shock, I've discovered that despite my problmes with my mental health, I've been enjoying myself in social situations even when everyone else is drinking around me. Last night I went out and had some drinks for the first time since going off alcohol, and while it was relaxing and I reeeaally loved the taste of wine to be brought back into my life, on my way out of the bar I thought that I probably would have had the equal amount of fun even without spending as much money as I did, and having my motoric skills undisturbed. So while I think alcohol can be a nice addition every now and them, I am grateful for taking my time off with it and believe that I will stay happier if I stick to being sober for the most of the time.


ive only vomited once while drinking (im a bigger bloke, takes a lot to get me close to drunk) and it was from the combination of drinks making the carbonara sauce i had eaten moments before drinking churn in my stomach.
my advice:
pasta is good as long as its not creamy sauced.


I'm totally against abusing alcohol but dodie make sure that when the 28 days are over don't "celebrate" by drinking and completely ruining things just take it slow next month and maybe you'll quit forever, so happy that you've realised that you might have a problem and actually doing something about it before it got serious, love you so much


You go girl! I stopped drinking alcohol in november 2015 and eventhough there have been some slip ups, i have been feeling a lot better. It was hard because of the funfactor associated with alcohol. However i no longer crave a beer or wine or some other alcoholc beverage and that is why i stopped drinking. Being in a permanent state of hungover or very drunk is not so nice actually. Some friends say i am less fun now but i just discoverd new ways of enjoying myself.


I'm relatively new to drinking, I would say I started around October, and I really only drink every few weeks when I'm going to a party. I have neither thrown up nor been hungover because I'm pretty careful and have figured out my drink sweet spot. I like to keep myself at a max of 5 shots, which gets me to a point where I'm having a lot of fun but I'm still capable of making good decisions. I am fully capable of having fun without alcohol, I just use it as a way to be more comfortable at parties because I'm much more anxious about being in a room full of strangers without it.


I feel that alcoholism, much like depression/anxiety, has been romanticized AND so manny people cry wolf with the 2 that (almost) everybody has become desensitized to it... It's a little scary to think about if you ask me. Watching this made me realize I might possibly have a drinking problem, because I use it to repress my feelings which never actually helps in the long run.. love you, dodie! you & lucy are much stronger than i


I actually love that you posted this honest chat about alcohol. I feel that the idea about alcohol is that you (colloquial you not you personally) drink to get messed up and have the best time stumbling around with friends at amazing parties but people don't seem to talk about the serious implications of drinking. Maybe not even serious implications, maybe just not "I got so wasted last night" or "I have a massive hangover, lol" attitude about it. This comment is a mess, I'm sorry I don't know if I got my point across but to summarise, I like this video and its content. Thank you <3


Adding on to your tips: I've found it's helpful to drink a glass of orange juice before you go to bed or right when you wake up too. And get out of bed and start doing stuff the first time you wake up. That "five more minutes" is deadly and when the hangover really decides to set in. A hefty poo first thing in the morning too is always nice.


I have faith in you Dodie. I have willingly decided to cut down on alcohol myself and I didn't think I had a problem in the first place. I just don't like the feeling of not being in control of myself anymore. It's not as fun as when I was younger and it never helped with anxiety but made me even more aware of it the day after so I slowly started to cut down until recently I've found myself not drinking whenever I go out with my friends. Occasional drink? Yeah, sure. One glass of wine will do. But I see it now more like the glass of wine that doctors recommend to our elders instead of the one after the other until I can no longer see my own feet.


I've lived in London for two years and a bit now. and I've been going to university and working during the time. and I don't really drink. and I've found that when you tell people that you don't drink they automatically deem you as a "party-pooper" or "boring", and it has often led me to feeling uncomfortable in social situations with alcohol and just keeping away in general. It used to bother me at the beginning, but i think im okay with being the odd one out or not being invited to all these "fun" parties. :P thats just my take. heh


Alcoholism runs in my family so I totally get it. Almost everyone in my family (immediate and extensive) drinks daily, so I have to be careful. It took awhile, but I was eventually able to limit myself to 1 to 2 beers a week with a glass of whiskey maybe once a month.


I grew up for most of my life in an English speaking culture where alcohol was mostly used for getting drunk- so it was unappealing to me and I don't need it to have fun. But for the past few years, Ive been living in a French culture where a common use besides getting drunk is to socialize; just to enjoy a drink or two at a nice dinner, to spend time with friends etc. So for me, drinking is not to get drunk or even tipsy; it's mostly to go with a good meal or a nice chat with friends (although I do get a buzz/HAVE gotten a lil drunk before; but I don't feel like I need it to have fun but I don't mind it occasionally )


Interesting.  I wouldn't have guessed this from your videos.  But kudos to you for noticing and practicing self-control!

I generally don't drink, mostly because I don't see the need for it (we don't need alcohol to keep liquids drinkable anymore, and I don't want to need an outside influence in order to buck up the courage to do things) but also because I hate how many people act when they're drunk.  Oh, and it's generally less expensive to drink water and I dislike the taste/smell of alcohol.


Seeing as I'm in college and it's homecoming week and my birthday month, I don't think that this month is the month for me to not drink. However, maybe I'll try it in march :)


I drink water while drinking but yeah, drinking is fun if you do it right. I'm glad that dodie is trying to just be sober. Fighting!


I haven't had a problem with alcohol but I can say I've had something similar with Canabis.  I come from a very liberal place in the US where practically everyone smoked since high school.  Plus, my mom grows it.  I think it can be used as a medicinal substance but can get out of hand recreationally when you have unlimited supplies.  For the past 6 months  I've been studying abroad in Japan where their culture is highly against it and I haven't smoked anything since moving!  Feeling confident and happy without the desire to smoke is something i haven't felt in a long time and I couldn't be more proud of myself. It's been totally 1000% worth it.  To all you trying to change your lifestyle, I know it's hard but it is so worth it! I've had so much more time to be creative, play music, paint and do all the things that I used to be too lazy for and I feel great. BEST OF LUCK DODIE!!


I wish you the best of luck this month! I'm sure you can do it! Also you're so cute I can't even handle it


Proud of you for trying this! I don't think alcohol is inherently bad, but it's a skill to be able to have conversations and fun without it ; so take the time to learn it! Watch some good videos on conversation and when you feel lonely or sad or like there's a hole where alcohol used to be, talk to your therapist about it! You can do VEDIF! I believe in you, love!


i live in Australia, another country with a serious drinking culture. i don't think you'd see a caricature illustration of an australian without a beer in their hand. it really is normal for lots of people (especially my age) to get totally plastered every weekend haha


Alcoholism seems to run in my family so drinking is a rare occurrence for myself. I also work with addiction and have seen what can happen and how easily it can take over. For those with an alcohol problem it can take a lot of strength to stop completely, they should be encouraged not dragged down.


I don't drink anymore and it was never an issue for me :) Guess I was lucky with this kind of thing. I stopped because the socializing aspect was weird for me and also I got into fitness and didn't want to ruin my progress by poisining my body. Also, when I drink, I only like the heavy shots like Ouzo and Sambuca, Jägermeister etc. - as I don't like beer, wine, champagne and anything else in that area, it just makes no sense to me to ever drink again, as my intention is never to get hammered (which these shots are probably made for). So yeah - you can do it! I've had sober fun for the last couple of years and trust me, it is as much fun (if not more because you remember), as drunk fun.

Lots of Luck!! x


id love to hear the song you wrote about this last year :)


I have never been drunk so this whole thing is very odd to me. I've tasted several kinds of alcohol but always end up finding everything other than very weak fruity ciders to be disgusting, so I just don't drink any more after the first sip to taste it. And you have to drink a lot of 2.whatever% ciders from the grocery store in order to get properly drunk, so I've just never experienced it...also I feel uncomfortable around drunk people so I generally feel like getting drunk myself would be stupid because I can walk away from other people but I can't walk away from myself


Hi, Dodie! I live in a country where alcohol doesn't reaaaaally get a warm welcome, but since my family had raised me that drinking alcohol is fine (as long as you're old enough and it's not too much and you're under supervision), I thought I guess it's fine. Not until recently my mom mentioned that I probably have drinking problems because she had been watching me for the last, i don't know 21 years that whenever I see alcohol, I get excited. I mean, I know my mom is just super worried and doesn't want me to end up bad but hey, I never consider myself as an alcoholic. I have to say, I BARELY drink alcohol and never experienced hangover phase. But somehow my mom's word made me think and consider myself. Am I really having a drinking problem? I seriously enjoy alcohol and get super excited whenever I hear it.


I usually drink only when I go to a party and there aren't many of those. Max once a month and I like to drink when having fun with my friends. But at the same time my drunk self is really responsible and I always know when I've had enough. After that I only drink water and eat a lot and I don't have another sip of alcohol. That way I already go to bed feeling sober and have no hangovers :)


For me (someone who spent last Saturday hungover)  I have mostly decided to stop getting drunk. Every time I do it, I feel like shit after and the buzz doesn't seem worth it. I may not be completely cutting it out, but am definitely keeping it to he minimum. To the people who haven't drunk before I say this, don't be afraid of alcohol but be careful and pace yourself.  Also DO NOT TRY TO  KEEP UP WITH YOUR FRIENDS


Dodie, don't listen to these people that don't take you seriously. I personally have never gotten even close to being drunk; the most I've had is a glass of wine but I'm underage so I won't while I still am. I understand addiction, not on a personal level, but I know that it's very hard and yes, though some people may disagree with me, I think you are brave. You're brave for putting this out on the internet and showing people this side of you that not a lot of people know. I'm excited for your future and I really really hope you can kick alcohol's ass. You've got this! :D <3


To me, drinking is very scary. I have multiple family member who've suffered from cirrhosis, and also a lot who are just very casually dependent on alcohol. I'd like it to be something that I can have fun with, but I know that addictive behavior runs in families and generally every time I drink (which has been like three times) something in my head goes "MOAR NEED MOAR NOW!!!" and it just really scares me. It makes me feel bad because so many people around me drink and are fine with it and have fun doing it, but when I'm around them and they're drunk and I'm sober I just feel really uncomfortable and I kinda stop liking them because I've had really negative experience with family members who were inebriated threatening my safety. So I think I have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, even though I don't drink it. I think part of the journey, for me at least, is realizing that alcohol is just a thing, and it's not the thing's fault that the people around me behave the way they do. I still don't wanna drink a lot though. I kind of like the novelty of sober fun. It's honestly way more fun than drunk fun to me.


Dodie! Could you explain how you edit and create all your videos. Like what tools do you use? What type of camera? Etc.


You need to be drinking water while drinking hard alcohol. Even when drinking beer or wine its still a good idea. Not doing this will almost always result in a massive hangover and headache. Being hydrated does not take away from the effects of alcohol. I also think the Scandinavian way of choosing to only party on weekends is a good way to regulate this stuff.


I believe I have a problem with alcohol. I can go without for like, a month, (I've done it before) but I could never give it up entirely. But I also live in Western Australia and the drinking culture here is intense. I made a video recently about the odd/strange/bad things I've done while drunk and my parents know about all the things I've mentioned in it and they think its funny. Thats just kind of the culture around drinking here.

Should I stop drinking? Probably.
Will I ever quit? Probably not.


Being vulnerable about things is brave, it's cool you're doing this. Social drinking is a pretty big part of youth culture, and being able to get shit faced is always the goal for some reason. I've noticed that if I'm drinking to have fun with friends, I'm always encouraged to drink more and more until I feel sick. If I'm having it with dinner or something then it's easier to monitor the level of buzz. When I was studying in Europe, it was totally normal to get wasted every weekend and drink during the week. Saying no in situations with social pressure is always hard, but we're rooting for you! ::Go Dodie!::


My parents let me start to drink alcohol at 18 where as my friends drunk from a younger age and I'm happy they did that for I got to really see how it can affect people and to be honest I didn't need to get drunk so young with school the next day xD <br>I'm 21 now and I like having a drink but it's only on nights out which is once a week or so, it took me a while to realise what drinks made me like for example vodka and wine makes me very verbal and basically a tough nut thinking I can beat up men in the streets (not healthy) so I just have vodka or wine on its own and all is good! I like drinking, I've had my bad times but i am having a reasonable relationship with it :) xxx

My parents let me start to drink alcohol at 18 where as my friends drunk from a younger age and I'm happy they did that for I got to really see how it can affect people and to be honest I didn't need to get drunk so young with school the next day xD
I'm 21 now and I like having a drink but it's only on nights out which is once a week or so, it took me a while to realise what drinks made me like for example vodka and wine makes me very verbal and basically a tough nut thinking I can beat up men in the streets (not healthy) so I just have vodka or wine on its own and all is good! I like drinking, I've had my bad times but i am having a reasonable relationship with it :) xxx


I've never actually been anything past tipsy as the idea of getting drunk and losing control terrifies me beyond belief as I'm so scared of something happening and not being able to remember it or embarrassing myseld. I think it is majorly to do with my anxiety. I also don't think I could deal with vomiting for 3 days and having a major hangover! I like just being at a happy level of drunk and not pushing it any further!


Dodie, I think it is great that if you are suspicious of you having a problem with alcohol you are making this decision. Some people in the comments are saying to others who haven't tried it yet: DONT DRINK! And honestly I think that's stupid, instead of promoting alcohol as something that we shouldn't have I think the appropiate approach would be drink only if you want to, not because you feel pressured, also follow those tips in the videos and you'll be fine. If you start by saying that alcohol is something that you shouldn't do some people will do it and not be safe. I think there's nothing wrong with trying alcohol, also there's nothing wrong with you if you don't wanna drink. I'm 21 years old, I drink when I feel like it and yet I control myself, I never had a hangover or done anything reckless, so it is possible to handle your alcohol.<br>I would also recommend that if you're going to drink do it with a mom friend so they'll keep an eye on you, and if you're the mom friend don't be a killjoy but make sure they stop when they have to

Dodie, I think it is great that if you are suspicious of you having a problem with alcohol you are making this decision. Some people in the comments are saying to others who haven't tried it yet: DONT DRINK! And honestly I think that's stupid, instead of promoting alcohol as something that we shouldn't have I think the appropiate approach would be drink only if you want to, not because you feel pressured, also follow those tips in the videos and you'll be fine. If you start by saying that alcohol is something that you shouldn't do some people will do it and not be safe. I think there's nothing wrong with trying alcohol, also there's nothing wrong with you if you don't wanna drink. I'm 21 years old, I drink when I feel like it and yet I control myself, I never had a hangover or done anything reckless, so it is possible to handle your alcohol.
I would also recommend that if you're going to drink do it with a mom friend so they'll keep an eye on you, and if you're the mom friend don't be a killjoy but make sure they stop when they have to


It all depends on how you use it. Just like anything you can consume, it's okay in moderation. It's just important to be in a safe place with people you know.


The drinking culture in London appears (as an outsider) similar to that of australia. There has been alcohol at every party I've been to since i was 15 and many (most) people are there to get drunk (thus the popularity of goon)


My mom keeps reminding me that we have alcoholics in our family which means i could possibly be more addictive to alcohol than others. Sometimes i don't drink for months and sometimes i drink the whole week, but i have never EVER had a hangover, it doesn't matter how much do i drink, i don't have a headache, i don't vomit and i feel pretty ok. I have a friend that doesn't get drunk, but she gets a really bad hangover after, i dunno, alcohol gets everyone different


Dodie, you literally drink away your feelings


I made a promise to myself not to drink after my dad died from an alcohol related fit, that was 8 years ago this month and while I do now drink I've never been drunk, instead I get hyper around my drunk friends and look after them. I was always so scared of ending up like him as a kid that it's stopped me wanting to get drunk now, glad you're doing this 😊


Public Service Announcement!
Alcohol is a depressant, if you are feeling depressed already you may think that alcohol makes you feel better (and when you're drunk it temporarily does) but the following day you are more likely to feel even worse than you did before. That was real talk I got from my psychologist.
P.S If you are taking anti-depressant medication then you should know that alcohol reverses the effects of the medication.
Staying away from alcohol (aside from the occasional celebration where I'll drink and get tipsy/drunk maybe once a month (if that)) has reeaaalllyy improved my mental health and my sleep (alcohol also prevents you from getting into the deep sleep cycle (REM sleep)).


I'm gonna totally fullfill the German clichee now by saying that in the small town I'm from, binch drinking is the norm. And without judginf, just objectively speaking, I doubt that any of those people could do what you and Lucy are doing, even though it might be good for them so I think it's amazing that you two even realised it would be could to go sobe, let alone actually doing it! You can be really proud of yourself, even if you do slip up this month, simply because you realised you weren't doing great and decided to change that - Good luck and lots of love and support <3


This is actually nice to see people talking about. I know I don't have anything resembling an alcohol dependency but I am learning to accurately determine how much I can drink, because I also struggle with the ability to stop drinking once I've started, but thankfully I don't drink frequently at all. This reminds me though, of a friend's birthday party last summer I got the most drunk I had ever been and literally had alcohol poisoning, and I was hung over for like two days after, and I couldn't stand the taste of even smell of alcohol for months afterwards.


I did a lot of underage drinking but i stopped drinking as soon as i turned 21, it's almost like the only reason i wanted to drink was because it was ~rebellious and not because i actually liked it (don't be like me, kids)


I'm glad that more YouTube's are talking about alcohol. society has somehow normalised a drug that kills thousands every year, and it's important that young audiences understand that it can be dangerous.


you should make a cover of drunk by Ed sheeran!!! I'd be perfect for you!!! please dodie!!!


Good luck dodie!! And don't forget it's okay if you slip up, you just have to pick yourself up and try again. Also I probably wouldn't have stopped cold turkey if I were you, it might be better moving down to drinking a couple times a week, then once a week, then once a month.


i've never had a drink. my dad is an alcoholic and i've had bad experiences when my mom is drunk, so i've basically been scared away from it. i don't hang out with people who party or drink a lot so that part is okay and i don't really feel pressure from friends to drink. but i'm about to go off to college and i'm really scared i'm either going to 1) not drink and feel left out or 2) drink and immediately regret it bc i know it's against my personal beliefs

idk im just a small confused bean


In my country is actually very difficult not to drink even at family gatherings at noon. My family would start drinking fernet at like 11 am and follow that with some wine during the meal and with whiskey and/or a cream liqueur with dessert...


Oh man this comments section is rough - don't listen to everything you see down here - look at all the arguments for and against different things and think through what they are saying. Also I'm sorry for all the people who have been affected by alcohol in some way - sending love your way <3


As an Australian who has been to the UK, I can confirm that your drinking culture is insane and terrifying.


Wow. Congrats, your so 'brave' for not drinking alcohol


I see an awful amount of not so nice comments but I love you for sharing, I can relate to your problem and my first reaction was "oh my god I couldnt" so yea. I might do it with you


holy frick australia has a massive alcoholic culture and it's so bad. i had my first drink on new years (im 16 so im around the age where ur average aussie teen will start drinking if they wanna drink) and i felt fine, i think if anything i just got a bit more excited than i usually would be by fireworks lol,,we did a whole unit on drinking last year and it was so evident how much alcohol is embedded in our culture and the massive buzz around it and it's not healthy. the world needs to tone it down a notch tbh


drinking was fun but I rarely eat on a regular basis so remembering to eat before going to a party or whatever was really difficult and the last few times I've been out drinking I haven't enjoyed myself and the taste has made me feel sick because it brings back memories of a bad hangover or a bad time at a party, but since I'm definitely more of a sipper than a chugger it takes me 3 or more drinks to get drunk, but drunk me doesn't care what anything tastes like or any memories I have so I throw all caution to the wind. However I'm from America and I'm only 18 so none of my drinking has been legal, but oh well I don't do it all the time.